Life Will Take Your Breath Away

The light is so bright it hurts my eyes, and my chest inflates with air,
Everything is so loud so I’m screaming too, I smell blood in the atmosphere,
My body feels cold and sensitive, my stomach is growling,
My mind is so jumbled up from this dramatic change, I’m scared so what do I do?
And where am I? All of my senses seem to sting, what kind of world is this?
Tonight a new heart beats, and a new person is exposed to the world…

“Once upon a time” is how the story goes, tales of a far away princess and her knight,
There are so many different worlds I’ve read about, but none seem to portray the one I live in,
I am young and curious about this world, it is both amazing and beautiful,
And through out the night I will dream of those far off lands, as if reality is a fairytale,
“They lived happily ever after” is how is always ends, I want a happily ever after too,
I love people and they love me, and that’s what is truly important to me…

I’m just beginning to see the world now, for what it truly is,
I thought happiness didn’t come to an end, I was terribly wrong,
This world is cruel and not what I thought, I’ve heard of death but why does it happen?
My father is dead and I’m loosing my understanding, everyone is crying,
People are speaking to me with hurtful words, and I’m crying more often too,
What kind of life is this? What happened to the life I had before?

I’m growing up and learning to accept the world for what it is, even though it hurts,
Why can’t people just get along? War destroys people and the hearts of those they loved,
There are so many children suffering, and many more who will it’s unbelievable,
Most don’t believe in the impossible, why can’t we stitch up a bleeding wrist with a rainbow?
The lonely mouse locked inside its cage, looks out to the kitchen countertop,
Sighting a large triangle of cheese sitting on a plate, I believe I can too…

The stars are glittery in the dark ocean sky, amazing how the world spins around the sun,
Music tickles my ears, and defies gravity to my heart,
True love found me in the darkness, now I’m sparkling in the sun,
I am alive and have given birth to new life, healthy and happy just as it should be,
The day begins and ends so beautifully, with the gleaming sun upon the horizon,
I’ve discovered more to this world, and glad that I remain a part of it…

My time is up, and I’m pressing my final rose petals into the pages of life,
Life was given and life was taken away, promises were made and promises were broken,
My heart has learned to love the world good and bad, I’ve done my best here on earth,
And if some one were to ask, “What has kept you going all this time?” I will say,
“Life will take your breath away…”
I’m dying warm in my bed, but the light is so bright it hurts my eyes…

-SW~